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Comment by 2103

This herb can only be found underwater.

Comment by iammercy

Off the coast of Hillsbrad was always my favorite gathering spot. 4-7 clumps on a fast respawn.

Comment by 7826

You can also get it when you fish in the floating wreckage.

Comment by 2874

like BenoitXVI said Stranglekelp is an underplant horde chars can find this very eazy around Rachet.

Comment by 33265

if you need it quick and you dont want to fight for it, there is a few places in menethill harbor where you can find it.

just jump off the boat :)

Comment by 45512

My favourite method of procuring Stranglekelp is off the coast of Darkshore with my Druid in aquatic form (which, thank the gods, does allow gathering). Good, fast swim speed and water breathing -- ironically two of the main uses of this herb. Needless to say it's a major cash herb for me. :)

Comment by circuitloss

I made loads and loads of money off of this herb. It helped to have a druid with aquatic form, but a warlock with their underwater breathing buff would also do fine. Favorite place to farm? Just off shore of Ratchet. The fishing there also yields some good stuff.

Comment by 39439

this herb can found near water not only in water

Comment by 49530

my favorite spot is the left side of STV. just keep going up and down the coast.

Comment by gizmovision

can be found in Silverpine Forest: North Tide's Run at a few spots that i have found. next to the ship...(34.1,24.2) (35.5,29.2) ( 35.7,34.8) then next to the fisherman Killian Sanatha (31.0,18.6) and down slightly from Tiev Mordune @ (34.9,52.9) and work your way to the South Tide's Run (41, 71) (35.9,60.0) (39.0,68.6) (39.5,70.2) (40.2,76.2) (38.0,80.3) watch out for the reef frenzy they'll tear you up!

Comment by gizmovision

Some of the spots shown on the maps are from Fishing Pools not just from Spawn locations

Comment by 99925

Another good gathering spot is Westfall. If you're high enough level, the Murlocs won't even turn around when you're farming it. Fast respawn rate. I've found that the Mageroyal in the area drops lots of Swiftthistle.

Comment by Sandos

On my server these sell for 8-10g a stack. If I ever need some cash I just jump in the water at Ratchet and swim around the bay. If I'm lucky I get a full stack. Takes 5 min in aquatic form.

Comment by 32347

Dks tip : Use path of frost, its faster

Comment by 146819

One interesting thing to note: it's the ONLY herb that grows exclusively underwater. The closest any other herb gets is growing either by the water's edge or in very shallow water.

Comment by 271037

Real nice farm in Barrens. You can get about 20 herbs in 15 minutes. Your start is Ratchet.
1. To the left to Durotar. 5-15
2. Dive to the ship. 3-10
3. To the right as far as you can get. Visit the Battle Island. You can get 15-30

Good luck!

Comment by Wildesane

I love farming this in Westfall. I just swam up and down the coast and I got a lot. The map here shows a lot less nodes in Westfall than I ran upon. Unfortunately, I cannot give the locations because of my addon, so I can't confirm what ones I picked up and what ones I didn't.

So yeah, if you're a lowbie, go to Westfall!

Edit: Going down the coast 1 time, I acquired 30 Stranglekelp.

Comment by 268230

A simply great farming place is on the Zoram Strand in Ashenvale. I was there for about 20 minutes and I went from the south of the coast to the north and I gathered 133 herbs!

Comment by 500067

I think a safe one for alli would be Menethil.... i always see dots on the map when i go there to get on a boat. There's no threshers in the water either, unlike Auberdine.

Comment by 628426

Several spots in Silverpine: One right outside the small isles on the upper right, and a few near where you can get Oily Blackmouth schools on the upper left near the shore.

Comment by 630337

You gotta love Path of Frost as a DK...

Comment by Perudo

For a bit of farming reference: running up and down the coast between Ratchet and Northwatch Hold for 30 minutes netted me 4 stacks of Stranglekelp.

Water Walking elixirs are recommended if your class don't have a spell for it (Shaman Water Walking, Death Knight path of frost, Druid Aquatic form)

Comment by 338236

It's very important to know that if you ride along the coast of any region without getting in the water you WILL miss about half of the Stranglekelp herbs.

To effectively farm, you need some form of swim speed or waterwalking and in the water to the point where the coast is barely visible.

Comment by Shimijimito

there are also some in the lake around Scholomance, but not worth to wait for. it's ok if you're just passing :)

Comment by 712876

A great way to get stranglekelp in 4.0.3 is in Thousand needles. The zone is completely flooded and has a lot of spawns.
if you're worried about having to swim a lot, dont worry, the questline that leads you to this area eventually provides you with diving gear (wather breathing + swim speed) and a personal river boat.

Comment by CzechMirco

For low level dwarf, human, gnome characters the best post-Cataclysm spot is Wetlands shelf including Menethil harbor.

Comment by 793814

Wetslands is a nice place to farm it.
On the coast or in the water

Comment by 476083

Post-Cataclysm, the single best place to farm these is Thousand Needles.

They are literally all over the place underwater and the only aggressive mob i've seen is Remora Scrounger and that's only a threat if you're under level 40 or so.

You can get the Speedbarge Diving Helm from doing quests and it gives you underwater breathing and a swimming speed buff similar to Sea Legs in Vashj'ir. Plus, the helm buff stacks with a mount.

Thousand Needles underwater. Do it.

Comment by 825252

Farming this would really help to have gotten poseidons reins first... (underwater mount, not restricted to vash'jr like the quest reward is)

Comment by eschient

If you want to farm this in Thousand Needles, take a little time to do the quest for the water breathing/movement boost. It starts with The Grimtotem Are Coming @Westreach Summit.

Very simple - kill a few guys, take a super fast boat ride, turn in a list. As a high level, it'll take less time than reading this post. Once you turn in the list and pick up Down in the Deeps, you'll get the buff for the Speedbarge Diving Helm.

You can keep the buff temporarily if you abandon the quest, and just pick it up again later if you really want, but it'll take you all of a minute to complete the quest as a high level, so may as well knock it out while you're there.

Because of the buff, I was able to mount up and ride along the ocean floor and it took me less then 10 minutes to get 3 stacks of Stranglekelp.

Comment by kscott

According to wowhead.com, this item has a 101% chance to be herbed. Very efficient indeed!

Comment by kgurnhill

---WoWCyclopedia---

Name: Stranglekelp

Description: Named due to its tendancy to wrap itself around would-be herbalists, who then cannot get away should they need air, drowning them, attempts to get free usually tighten the herbs grip.

Location Information: Found in very wet areas, and in the ocean, Stranglekelp sometimes tangles itself in floating wreckage and drifts close to the shore!
Usade Information: Ironically, unlike its constricting name, Stranglekelp is used in a myriad of movement or agility enhancing potions and elixirs

Note, this is NOT actual ingame information, this is made up by me, for fun!

Comment by Stalyn

420 reported nodes in Thousand Needles?
And it's a plant.
Something fishy is going on here.

Comment by Chardryn

For those of you who are farming for Stranglekelp in Thousand Needles mount your Cloud Serpent (does not work with any other flying mounts that I know of) with Speedbarge Diving Helm buff on to make things easier.
Why the Cloud Serpent?
It's because for some reason when you mount up your serpent while you're standing on the ocean floor and fly up you swim as fast as you do while flying. Of course if you mount up while swimming you get the same speed as others. So... just "lift off". Now I don't know why it doesn't work on other flying mounts (please reply if you find any other compatible mounts because I don't have many flying mounts) but whatever works...works.

Comment by Saucery

does it drive anyone else mad when they have to swim for this and it feels like it takes an hour to get to the bottom :/ to pick it

Comment by fireking

Another good spot that hasn't been mentioned yet is Darrowmere Lake in Western Plaguelands.
The only downside is that you have to swim to the bottom. The nodes are also fairly close to each other so if you have underwater breathing or swim speed, or both it will be easier.

Comment by TheWoWExp

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Farmer's Guide to Stranglekelp
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I jumped on my herbalist and decided to time different zones and different routes in order to get the most amount of herbs. Keep in mind I am a HORDE DRUID, and flight/aquatic form helps out drastically with picking herbs. There are other items you can obtain through herbalism, however I'll be just stating the main herbs.

Each zone was timed for 10 minutes.

★ If herbs do not respawn at a good rate while on my druid, it will not be recorded below.
★ Links will take you to my YouTube videos.
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★ Western Plaguelands (Route 2) ★

Liferoot - 36
Kingsblood - 24
Khadgar's Whisker - 24
Blindweed - 17
Fadeleaf - 15
Stranglekelp - 12

I just want to state, despite the above being a low number, this is actually a very good place to farm Stranglekelp if you stick to around the water area.
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Happy farming~
- TheWoWExp

Comment by Kurasu

Requires herbalism 85 to not get plant parts.
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Silverleaf = 1
Peacebloom = 1
Earthroot = 1
Mageroyal = 1
Briarthorn = 1
Bruiseweed = 1
Stranglekelp = 85
Grave Moss = 105
Wild Steelbloom = 115
Kingsblood = 125
Liferoot = 150
Fadeleaf = 150
Goldthorn = 150
Khadgar's Whisker = 160
Firebloom = 205
Purple Lotus = 210
Sungrass = 230
Blindweed = 235
Ghost Mushroom = 245
Gromsblood = 250
Golden Sansam = 260
Dreamfoil = 270
Mountain Silversage = 280
Sorrowmoss = 285
Icecap = 290

Comment by selkiesidhe

For those making decor, port to Caverns of Time then fly to 1KN. Get your water mount out and swim around (try to be a warlock-- water breathing spell-- or druid or undead).

Comment by Kurasu

For maximum Thousand Needles Stranglekelp farming, it's worth it to do the opening chain of quests in the zone. In that way, you will have infinite water breathing *and* increased speed while on the bottom of the lake.
The chain for Alliance:
* The Grimtotem are Coming (in Feralas)
* Two If By Boat (in Feralas; sends you to the Thousand Needles boat)
* Do Me a Favor?

The chain for Horde:
* The Grimtotem are Coming (in Feralas)
* Two If By Boat (in Feralas; sends you to the Thousand Needles boat)
* Do Me a Favor?

You will then be given Down in the Deeps (Alliance) or Down in the Deeps (Horde) and your permanent air breathing, bottom walking helmet. Do it and turn it in (it's very fast) and from then on, you permanently have speedy walking and water breathing in the entirety of the zone. This allows for super-swift running from node to node.

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Stranglekelp

This object can be found in Thousand Needles (484), Westfall (121), Wetlands (115), The Cape of Stranglethorn (110), Western Plaguelands (98), Hillsbrad Foothills (57), Northern Stranglethorn (52), The Hinterlands (44), Swamp of Sorrows (40), Bloodmyst Isle (30), Stranglethorn Vale (30), Dustwallow Marsh (27), Darkshore (23), Silverpine Forest (23), Ghostlands (17), Ashenvale (13), Theramore's Fall (H) (11), Maraudon (10), Dun Morogh (5), Blackfathom Deeps , Desolace (3), Feralas (3), The Veiled Sea (3), Arathi Highlands (2), Maraudon , and Tanaris .

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